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The Chicks, formerly known as the Dixie Chicks, faced widespread criticism for their performance of the National Anthem at the Democratic National Convention. The Grammy-winning country group, known for their vocal harmonies, delivered a rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” that many viewers described as noticeably off-key.

Social media erupted with comments about the performance, with even fans of the group expressing disappointment. Some speculated about technical difficulties, suggesting the band may have experienced monitor issues that affected their ability to hear themselves properly.

The Chicks, consisting of Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer, made no public comment about the performance. Instead, they simply shared a video of the event from a pro-Kamala Harris account on social media.

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This appearance marked a significant moment for the group, which has a history of political controversy.

The Chicks kicked off the festivities on the final night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention with the National Anthem!

The group formerly known as the Dixie Chicks showed off their vocal harmonies while taking the stage on Thursday night (August 22) at the United Center in Chicago, Ill.

Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire, and Emily Strayer are no strangers to the political world. Back in 2003, the group faced massive backlash when Natalie said on stage at their London concert that they were ashamed that President George W. Bush was from their home state of Texas. The band took a hiatus amid the backlash, but returned with their song “Not Ready to Make Nice” and won a bunch of Grammys.

Back in 2020, the group gave a virtual performance of the National Anthem during the DNC.

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The Chicks took the stage at the final night of the Democratic National Convention to sing the National Anthem, joining other country artists who performed at the Chicago event, including Jason Isbell and Mickey Guyton on Monday.

Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire, and Emily Strayer delivered the “The Star-Spangled Banner” against the backdrop of the American flag on Thursday. Their performance opened the big night ahead of speeches from Vice President Kamala Harris, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, and former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords.

The Chicks will perform at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, Rolling Stone has confirmed. Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire, and Emily Strayer will take the stage to give their rendition of the National Anthem.

The final evening of the convention, held in Chicago, is reported to feature Vice President Kamala Harris, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, and former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords.

The Chicks are the latest country act to perform at the Convention this year, after Jason Isbell and Mickey Guyton...

One of the founding members of the American country music group Dixie Chicks, Laura Lynch, died in a car crash in West Texas on Friday evening (US Pacific Time), her cousin Michael Lynch told CBS News, according to ‘Variety’.

Lynch, the group’s bassist, shared lead vocal duties on the band now officially known as just The Chicks with co-founder Robin Lynn Macy until Macy’s departure in 1993, at which point she became the sole frontwoman. She was replaced by Natalie Maines in 1995.

Chicks members Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer (previously Erwin) issued a joint statement on Lynch’s death: “We are shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Laura Lynch, a founding member of The Chicks. We hold a special place in our hearts for the time we spent playing music, laughing and travelling together.

“Laura was a bright light … her infectious energy and humour gave...

Laura Lynch, one of the founding members of the country music band The Chicks (formerly Dixie Chicks), has sadly passed away at the age of 65.

The upright bass player died in a car crash on Friday in West Texas. CBS News confirmed the sad news with her cousin.

In the aftermath, The Chicks took to social media to pay tribute to Laura.

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“We are shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Laura Lynch, a founding member of The Chicks,” current band members Emily Strayer, Martie Maguire and Natalie Maines wrote on Instagram alongside a vintage video of the group performing. “We hold a special place in our hearts for the time we spent playing music, laughing and traveling together.”

They continued, writing, “Laura was a bright light…her infectious energy and humor gave a spark to the early days of our band.

Laura Lynch, a co-founding member of Dixie Chicks, was killed in a head-on car crash in El Paso, Texas on Friday (December 22nd). She was 65 years old.

In a statement, The Chicks said, “We are shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Laura Lynch, a founding member of The Chicks. We hold a special place in our hearts for the time we spent playing music, laughing and traveling together. Laura was a bright light…her infectious energy and humor gave a spark to the early days of our band. Laura had a gift for design, a love of all things Texas and was instrumental in the early success of the band. Her undeniable talents helped propel us beyond busking on street corners to stages all across Texas and the mid-West.”

Lynch was a member of the original iteration of Dixie Chicks, which also featured Emily Strayer, Martie Maguire,...

Laura Lynch, a founding member of the Dixie Chicks (now the Chicks) who played on the country act’s first three albums, has died at the age of 65.

Lynch died following injuries sustained in a car accident on a highway outside of El Paso, Texas, TMZ first reported and the Texas Department of Public Safety later confirmed. Lynch’s former Chicks bandmates also confirmed Lynch’s death in a statement on social media.

“We are shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Laura Lynch, a founding member of The Chicks,...

After nixing their Nashville concert a few hours before showtime last month due to an unspecified illness, the Chicks have announced additional postponements on their World Tour 2023: The trio’s July 29 stop in Knoxville, Tennessee; July 30 date in Greensboro, North Carolina; and an August 2 concert at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, have all been affected. They’ve also announced the cancellation of a planned August 3 stop in Bethel, New York.

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“Thank you Martie and Emily for sticking by me. I told you I’d take you to the Grammys!” said The Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines to her bandmates Martie Maguire and Emily Robison upon accepting Song of the Year for “Not Ready to Make Nice” at the Grammys in 2007. Watch them accept the prize above.

Maines, Maguire, Robison, and their writing partner Dan Wilson claimed the Grammys’ top songwriting award after a long, tumultuous road for The Chicks. At the Shepherd’s Bush Empire theater in London, England, in 2003, Maines said on stage that she was ashamed then-President George W. Bush was from Texas. This led to a swift backlash from country music fans and radio stations, with the band also receiving death threats.

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The Chicks are back on the road. The trio of Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire, and Emily Strayer announced their World Tour 2023 on Tuesday, a 37-show run that will take them from Norway to the U.S. and Canada.

“Thank you to all our fans for making last Summer so fun!” the band wrote on Instagram. “It’s time to get the party going again! We can’t wait to see everyone!

The Chicks are hatching a residency. The country trio will descend upon Las Vegas’ Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino for six nights this spring. As the band prepares to launch their first-ever residency in the city, Emily Strayer, Martie Maguire, and Natalie Maines are already thinking about the next moves in their grand plan to stay on the road.

“Finally getting to play live in 2022 left us hungry to continue our tour,” the Chicks said in a statement. “After so many years without new music, last year felt like a long time coming.

The mantra of the annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, which returned to Manchester, Tennessee, this weekend after a forced two-year absence, is “radiate positivity.” For the group formerly known as the Dixie Chicks — queens of the scorched-earth, fiddle-and-banjo-tinged, stick-a-pin-in-your-voodoo-doll revenge-fantasy rallying call — those posi vibes came by way of killing Russian president Vladimir Putin in effigy. On Friday, the Chicks debuted as both the festival’s first-ever country and female-fronted headliner. And just like Earl, Vlad had to die.

Putin’s figurative demise came during a mid-set performance of...

Kelly Clarkson is getting by with a little help from her friends. On the June 6 episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the 40-year-old host sat down with Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire of The Chicks and opened about how she found the "strength" to get through her divorce from Brandon Blackstock. "Female friendships," Kelly shared with the country band, whose members have all gone through their own divorces. "I think that's what really helped me" The "Since U Been Gone" singer added that "music can be also therapeutic" for her. Kelly—who shares daughter River, 7, and son Remington, 6 with Brandon—first...

After the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday night denied a request to issue emergency relief blocking Texas’ new law that bans abortion at six weeks and, say opponents, effectively eliminates access to abortions statewide, some big names in entertainment expressed their opinions about the legislation.

A group of prominent actors, musicians and other artists and companies swiftly responded to the news on social media. Reese Witherspoon, Alyssa Milano, Dua Lipa, Kerry Washington, St. Vincent, Eva Longoria Baston, Bad Robot and P!nk were among them. Many shared an image with the text, “I stand in solidarity with Texans & people everywhere seeking reproductive freedom.” The full list of the celebrities who support that sentiment is below; the vast majority of the signatories are women.

Washington also shared a link to a Planned Parenthood petition which, among other things, maintains that “health care — including safe, legal abortion — is a human right.

The Chicks’ singer Natalie Maines — a devout listener of Howard Stern and passionate fan of his Wack Pack — appeared on Stern’s SiriusXM show on Monday morning to talk about the trio’s new album Gaslighter, the busted relationship that inspired it, and the band’s recent name change.

“I know you think we’re horrible at naming things,” Maines told the host, “we should have gone by ‘Howard.'” She also arrived with a new song of sorts: her own version of Stern’s theme “The Great American Nightmare,...

The band formerly known as the Dixie Chicks cannot catch a break. Nearly two decades after the George W. Bush roast heard ‘round the world and the Chicks’ subsequent exile from Nashville, the bestselling Texas trio still have a bone to pick on Gaslighter, the group’s first studio release in nearly 15 years and its most pop-sounding record to date.

Still, the Chicks are ready to speak the thorny truth once more. This time, the conflict is coming from inside the house: Much of Gaslighter is centered on Natalie Maines...

The Dixie Chicks have undergone a name change. Amid a nationwide reckoning with racism, the veteran country band - consisting of Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer, and Martie Maguire - announced on June 25 they will simply be known as The Chicks going forward. Though the original name was inspired by Little Feat's 1973 album Dixie Chicken, the phrase is still commonly associated with the Mason–Dixon Line and, thereby, the Confederacy. "We want to meet the moment," the group said in a statement obtained by Entertainment Weekly.

"We want to meet the moment."

Prior to announcing the new name, The Chicks came to an agreement to share the name with an existing New Zealand duo. "A sincere and heartfelt thank you goes out to The Chicks of Nz for their gracious gesture in allowing us to share their name," the statement read. "We are honored to co-exist together in the world with these exceptionally talented sisters.

You can call them The Chicks.  For decades, Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Robison have been known as The Dixie Chicks. But now, the trio is leaving "Dixie" behind.  "We want to meet the moment," their website currently states. While the group has not offered any further explanation for the name change, they did also express gratitude to a former singing duo with whom they now share a name.  "A sincere and heartfelt thank you goes out to 'The Chicks' of Nz for their gracious gesture in allowing us to share their name," the women said in a statement. "We are honored to co-exist together in the world with these...

Call them the Artists Former Formerly Known as Dixie Chicks. The veteran multiplatinum country act said today that the band has dropped the Confederate-era part of their name and henceforth will be known as The Chicks.

The group also released a new protest song today called “March March” — watch the video below.

Natalie Maines and sisters Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire, who formed their group in 1989, are following the lead of fellow country trio Lady A, which two weeks ago changed its name from Lady Antebellum amid nationwide protests against systemic racism in the United States and the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. The word “antebellum” refers to the pre-Civil War slavery era.

While the Chicks members didn’t make a public statement for their name change, the band’s relaunched website notes, “We want to meet this moment.” And little needs to be said about how “Dixie” plays to many these days.

The Dixie Chicks have officially dropped the “Dixie” from their name. The iconic country-pop trio of Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer, and Martie Maguire are now simply called “The Chicks,” changing their website URL and their Instagram handle to the new name on Thursday.

On their website, the trio only offered this statement: “We want to meet this moment.” In a press statement, they added, “A sincere and heartfelt thank you goes out to ‘The Chicks’ of [New Zealand] for their gracious gesture in allowing us to share their name. We are honored...

The Dixie Chicks have started up their first press cycle in 14 years, appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday to promote their new single “Gaslighter.” (On Instagram, the band clarified that the show was pre-taped last week before recent precautions against the coronavirus pandemic, and encouraged everyone to watch it at home.)

In their interview with DeGeneres, the daytime host noted that the band was one of the first to be the victims of “cancel culture,” after Natalie Maines criticized President George W. Bush on the eve of the...

“What a lie-lie-lie-lie,” Natalie Maines sings in “Gaslighter,” the long-awaited first piece of new music that the Dixie Chicks have released since the George W. Bush administration. Maines has hinted that the group’s upcoming album will chronicle her 2019 divorce, and the new single clears up any ambiguity.

The thinly-veiled autobiographical sing-along, which was produced by Jack Antonoff, is one part righteous indignation and one part post mid-life crisis emancipation, with a pulsing drum beat that’s sure to make “Gaslighter” the anthemic centerpiece of the group’s comeback. In the video,...

After a long, long hiatus, the Dixie Chicks are finally back. The country-pop trio have released “Gaslighter,” the lead single from their upcoming album of the same name, and their first since 2006.

Co-written with and produced by Jack Antonoff, “Gaslighter” is a fiery anthem inspired by divorce, particularly Natalie Maines’ prolonged legal battle to separate from her ex-husband. “Gaslighter/Denier/Doing anything to get your ass farther,” the Chicks belt out on the chorus. “Gaslighter/Big-timer/Repeating all of the mistakes of your father.”

The video, directed by Seanne Farmer,...

When the Dixie Chicks made an appearance on Taylor Swift’s “Soon You’ll Get Better,” from her new album Lover, it felt like a debt repaid. And a way overdue one, at that. The country trio have not released an album of their own in 13 years (although they’re working on one), making only sporadic appearances in a wide array of contexts — from their own side projects and a 2016-2017 reunion tour, to their performances with Beyoncé (on Lemonade’s “Daddy Lessons”) and Steve Martin (on one of the...

Aside from Brendon Urie, the big guest feature on Taylor Swift’s new album Lover comes from the Dixie Chicks. The trio appears on “Soon You’ll Get Better,” a stripped-down track that Swift penned about her mother and her continued battle with breast cancer.

The song, which Swift co-produced and cowrote with Jack Antonoff, features some of the most vulnerable lyrics Swift has written in her entire career. Details like coat buttons tangled in her hair, “holy orange bottles” and “the nicer nurses” make her mother’s routine hospital...

After a 13-year break from music, Dixie Chicks have officially confirmed that a new album is on its way. Band members Natalie Maines, Emily Robison and Martie Maguire have been teasing the release on their social media platforms the past few months, but announced on Instagram that the album is coming on June 21. The group […]

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The Dixie Chicks have landed new management, signing with Ian Montone and Rick Yorn at Monotone/Lbi Entertainment, Variety has confirmed following a report on Hits. The trio was previously represented by Simon Renshaw, who, in March, announced his retirement after 43 years in the music business. Renshaw had worked with the group since 1995.

The Monotone/Lbi roster includes Jack White, the Shins, Vampire Weekend and LCD Soundsystem and, with Yorn, Jamie Foxx, among others.

In recent weeks, the Dixie Chicks, whose members include Natalie Maines, Emily Robison and Martie Maguire, had met with several high-profile music managers. Among them: Scooter Braun, whose Sb Projects represents Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande and Zac Brown Band.

The Dixie Chicks have not released an album since “Taking the Long Way” and its single “Not Ready to Make Nice” had the group sweeping the Grammys’ Album, Record and Song of the Year categories in 2007. The...

This chick’s flying the coop.

Citing irreconcilable differences, Natalie Maines has filed for divorce from her husband of 17 years, actor Adrian Pasdar, TMZ reports.

A rep for the Dixie Chicks musician tells People the split is “a private family matter” and declined to comment. A rep for Pasdar did not immediately return request for comment.

Maines, 42, and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star, 52, are parents to two sons, 16-year-old Jackson Slade and Beckett Finn, 13 this month. Maines has reportedly requested joint custody.

A source tells TMZ the split is amicable.

The couple met in May...

Beyoncé’s first foray onto the country music scene was ***flawless.

The pop queen pulled a reverse-Taylor Swift, taking the stage at the 2016 Cma Awards to sing her hit, twangy tune “Daddy Lessons” with some alums of the annual Nashville fete: the Dixie Chicks.

Natalie Maines, Emily Robison and Martie Maguire sang parts of chorus during the upbeat performance, and were joined by a full band — including harmonica, saxophone and banjo players.

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Beyoncé looked ethereal in an all-white, see-through dress, while the Dixie Chicks matched in black.

In what shall henceforth be known as the worst-kept Beyoncé secret since her “surprise” performance at the 2016 VMAs, the First Lady of Lemonade teamed up with the Dixie Chicks during Wednesday’s Cma Awards.

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Rumors of the superstar team-up began swirling Tuesday evening, eventually flooding Twitter with all manner of “yasss!” and “slay!” by Wednesday morning. (Sure, there were a few naysayers out there, but TVLine is a safe space, so we’re choosing to look the other way.)

And just as it was foretold,...

Summer 2016 is heating up with some of the hottest world tours. If you didn't get tickets fast enough to see your favorite artists, we'll give you an inside peak at the concerts that are blowing up your Instagram feed, filling you with intense Fomo. Purpose World Tour: Justin BieberBieber has been delivering memorable, electric performances throughout his tour (anyone who follows his Instagram - or Kim K.'s Snapchat - will know this) - but the schedule has been grueling. Over the past few months, he's had to cancel meet-and-greets and refuse to take photos in order to protect his mental health.

Summer 2016 is heating up with some of the hottest world tours. If you didn't get tickets fast enough to see your favorite artists, we'll give you an inside peak at the concerts that are blowing up your Instagram feed, filling you with intense Fomo. Purpose World Tour: Justin BieberBieber has been delivering memorable, electric performances throughout his tour (anyone who follows his Instagram - or Kim K.'s Snapchat - will know this) - but the schedule has been grueling. Over the past few months, he's had to cancel meet-and-greets and refuse to take photos in order to protect his mental health.

The Dixie Chicks are at it again. Thirteen years after a public comment against then-president George. W. Bush lead to a backlash from country fans and nearly destroyed their career, the superstar trio are again getting political. Their target this time? Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Natalie Maines, 41, Martie Maguire, 46, and Emily Robison, 43, kicked off the American leg of their current world tour in Cincinnati on Wednesday, showing a defaced picture of the 69-year-old businessman to their sold-out crowd. The devil-horned image came as the Chicks performed "Goodbye Earl" - the country anthem about a woman killing her abusive husband.

The Dixie Chicks are at it again. Thirteen years after a public comment against then-president George. W. Bush lead to a backlash from country fans and nearly destroyed their career, the superstar trio are again getting political. Their target this time? Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Natalie Maines, 41, Martie Maguire, 46, and Emily Robison, 43, kicked off the American leg of their current world tour in Cincinnati on Wednesday, showing a defaced picture of the 69-year-old businessman to their sold-out crowd. The devil-horned image came as the Chicks performed "Goodbye Earl" - the country anthem about a woman killing her abusive husband.

The Dixie Chicks aren't afraid of mixing art and politics. Natalie Maines' controversial comments about George W. Bush back in 2003 could've ended her country music career, but the singer and band-mates Emily Robison and Martie Maguire aren't about to stop using their stage as a platform. Just last night the Texas-based trio kicked off their Dcx Mmxvi World Tour in Cincinnati and made it they've got a new political foe: Donald Trump. The Dixie Chicks performed their 1999 hit "Goodbye Earl" against a background that showed Trump with devil horns and a comical mustache and goatee. Maines previously took aim at Trump back in January with with a seemingly playful...

The Dixie Chicks are planning a summer comeback. The country trio announced a North American tour on Monday with over 40 dates planned for 2016, starting on June 1 at the Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. The band previously announced European dates. The Dcx Mmxvi World Tour will be the Grammy winning group’s first major tour since 2013’s Long Time Gone tour, which only included 15 dates across North America and Europe, and it’s biggest tour since 2006’s Accidents and Accusations Tour. Also Read: Lady Gaga Disses Ronda Rousey After Ufc Loss: 'That's What You Get' Natalie Maines, Emily Robison and Martie Maguire broke.

23 years ago today, James Doohan reprised his iconic “Star Trek” role as Montgomery Scott when he appeared in an episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” In that October 12, 1992 episode, written by Ronald D. Moore, the crew of the Enterprise discover Scotty’s life form on a Federation transport ship that’s been missing for 75 years. Rematerialized aboard the Enterprise, Scotty raises a glass to his absent crew members. We raise a glass to sci-fi logic that gives us the return of characters who should be long-dead. It was the first “Star Trek” episode directed by Alexander Singer, who went on to direct several more “Tng,” “Deep Space Nine” and “Voyager” episodes. “Having Jimmy Doohan there, I felt I was in the middle of some kind of mythic experience,” he later said. Other notable October 12 happenings in pop culture history: •1969: The “Paul is dead” conspiracy took off when a...

Who knew mixing pop and country could sound so good?!The Dixie Chicks performed a special song during their set at the Live Country to Country festival in London over the weekend -- and it wasn't one of their own.Check out the video above to see the ladies belt out Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball." Pretty impressive, right? It's been far too long since Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Robison released any new music together, but we'll take this ... for now.The girl group weren't the only country stars who covered pop music during the show. The Band Perry performed Kesha's "Timber," while Dierks Bentley sang Avivii's "Hey Brother." It was definitely a fun night in music! How do you think this cover stacks up against Miley's original? Sound off below. Read more...

Don't have tickets to this weekend's Lollapalooza but still want to take in the action? Don't even get you started about the long lines at the slew of after shows taking place around town in Chicago?

Good news: It doesn't have to come to this. You can watch the fest without leaving your home -- and you won't even have to worry about storms.

Once again this year, Lollapalooza is streaming select sets from the festival all weekend, beginning with Chicago's own Smith Westerns at 2:30 p.m. Ct on Friday and continuing through The Cure's highly-anticipated fest-ending set Sunday night.

Here's the schedule for the weekend's streamed sets:

Friday, Aug. 2

2:30 p.m. Smith Westerns

3:30 p.m. Icona Pop

4:15 p.m. Crystal Castles

5:15 p.m. Imagine Dragons

6:15 p.m. Queens of the Stone Age

7:30 p.m. Band of Horses

8:30 p.m. The Killers

10:00 p.

Chicago — Women are preparing to rock this year's Lollapalooza music festival.

The more than two-decade-old festival opens Friday in Chicago's lakefront Grant Park with a strong female lineup, building on headlining appearances in recent years by Lady Gaga, Florence and the Machine and Neko Case.

Lana Del Rey and Cat Power will each close one of Lollapalooza's eight stages over the three-day event this year. Rapper Azealia Banks was scheduled to close a stage, too, but she canceled her appearance on Thursday. Women factor into more than 20 percent of acts scheduled to perform.

Sara Quin, of festival mainstays Tegan and Sara, says the Lollapalooza lineup reflects a growing diversity at festivals.

"Hopefully things will continue to diversify," she said. "I always love seeing female headliners."

Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction says the festival is lucky to have so many female acts on this year's bill.

"It's women who...

In tonight’s monologue, Jay congratulates Jimmy Fallon on becoming a father. Cate Blanchett reveals that her son has been giving her career advice by telling her to appear in more blockbuster films. Michael B. Jordan is surprised by Jay having footage of his first on-screen kiss from “All My Children”. Later, Jordan addresses the rumors of him being cast as The Human Torch in the next Fantastic Four movie. Court Yard Hounds performs. Jay Leno’S Monologue Thursday, July 25, 2013 I Love This; After Weiner Admitted To Still Sending Out Photos Of His Privates, Eliot Spitzer Pointed Out On Wednesday That He Has Not Been With A Prostitute Since 2008. Eliot Spitzer Is Now Claiming The Moral High Ground.

Ka, “Knighthood”"The quiet kept me inspired," boasts Ka on "Knighthood," and the song proves it. Ka, from Brownsville, Brooklyn, is a rapper-producer who thrives in silence and stillness. On his excellent new album, The Night's Gambit, as on his 2012 breakthrough Grief Pedigree, Ka raps in menacing sotta voce, in songs that unfurl over dark, spacious music. It's a sound that suits the subject matter: hard-boiled, hardscrabble tales of poverty and small-scale drug trafficking, delivered by a survivor — a man who, just barely, lived to tell. "Knighthood" is prime Ka. The wordplay is tightly stacked up, and the beat is like the story: beautifully bleak. Court Yard Hounds, “Amelita”The 2010 debut album by Court Yard Hounds — a.k.a. sisters Marty Maguire and Emily Robison, a.k.a. the Dixie Chicks who aren’t lead singer Natalie Maines — was a pleasant but tentative record. It sounded like the work of...

Emily Robison and Martie Maguire -- aka the Court Yard Hounds -- are returning with their sophomore set "Amelita" on July 16, via Columbia. The sisters describe themselves as "ex-Dixie Chicks" in a release, also noting that "Amelita" will be a bit more fun than their first self-titled album, out in 2010. “I think we’ve approached it differently because we felt like okay, we are a band. We aren’t just two ex-Dixie Chicks anymore, we’re a band and we like our sound and we’re going to continue to do this and hopefully get better at it, and share something new this...

Austin, Texas — Depeche Mode, The Cure, Muse – this year's expanded Austin City Limits Festival will feature something of a European invasion with five of eight headliners at least partially coming from across the Atlantic Ocean.

Also among the list of headlining performers announced Tuesday were Atoms For Peace, Phoenix, Lionel Richie and Wilco.

The festival in Austin, Texas, expands to two weekends this year, Oct. 4-6 and 11-13, at Zilker Park. Three-day passes go on sale Tuesday.

D'Angelo, Queens of the Stone Age, fun., Kendrick Lamar, Tame Impala and Justin Vernon's other band, The Shouting Matches, also are on the schedule, along with a selection of Austin bands that includes The Black Angels, Okkervil River and Court Yard Hounds.

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Music lovers will want to be in Grant Park this August because the Lollapalooza line up has been leaked and it’s awesome! Ellie Goulding, Kendrick Lamar, Mumford & Sons, and The Killers are just some of the many acts who will be gracing the Chicago stage this summer.

On March 29 the line up for the music festival Lollapalooza was leaked! Ellie Goulding, Kendrick Lamar, The Killers, Mumford & Sons, Vampire Weekend, Lana Del Ray, The Cure, 2 Chainz, and Icona Pop are just some of the many acts who will be playing according to a leaked poster obtained by Windy City Edm. How cool! Read on to see the full line up!

Lollapalooza 2030 Lineup — Full List

The Cure

Mumford And Sons

The Killers

Nine Inch Nails

Phoenix

Vampire Weekend

New Order

Queens Of The Stone Age

The Lumineers

The National

Kendrick Lamar

Eric Church

Knife Party

Steve Aoki

Steve Angello

Ellie Goulding...

Austin, Texas — Natalie Maines is starting out nervous on stage, almost 10 years to the day that the Dixie Chicks spitfire slammed then-President George W. Bush and forever changed the fate and fortunes of the country superstars.

On this night she barely speaks between songs.

Her hair slicks up in a punkish pompadour. She looks slimmer than when the Dixie Chicks began a hiatus in 2007 that may never end. The crowd at the South by Southwest music festival to hear Maines perform her solo debut "Mother" for only the second time is a healthy size, but it is also far from a packed house.

"We missed you, Natalie!" one fan hollers.

Maines smiles but doesn't banter back.

"I ask myself, `Why is that? What are you doing, girl?'" Maines told The Associated Press the next morning at a downtown Austin hotel. "I think right now I have so much to remember.

The newest little chickie is officially chirping! Dixie Chicks' Emily Robison welcomed her fourth child, Violet Isabel Strayer, early Tuesday morning. The bundle of joy arrived at 3:01 a.m. and weighed 8.5 lbs. Violet Isabella is the first child for Emily and her Court Yard Hounds guitarist boyfriend, Martin Strayer. "Emily Robison and Martin Strayer are ecstatic to announce the birth of their new baby girl, Violet Isabel Strayer," Court Yard Hounds posted on their official Facebook page. "Violet was born at 3:01am on September 4, 2012 weighing 8.5 lbs. Mom and baby Violet are doing well and Dad couldn't be happier!" 40-year-old Robison has three children from her previous...

South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival is still on going and will come to an end this Monday, March 21. Over the weekend, Kanye West brought his G.O.O.D Music entourage to Austin, Texas for a showcase. There was also Hanson who teamed up with the event organizers to raise fund for Japan relief effort.

Kanye rocked the Vevo Power Plant on Saturday, March 19 with all-star guests like John Legend, Common and Kid Cudi. Opening the show was Mos Def with songs like "Oh No" and "Casa Bey". After his performance, Pusha T, Big Sean, Cyhi Da Prince and Mr. Hudson resumed the show with their own sets.

Kanye himself didn't show up on stage until after midnight. The "Heartless" rapper delighted concertgoers with his "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" tracks such as "All of the Lights" and "Runaway" as well as songs from his older catalog like "Can't Tell Me Nothing".

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Band organized the event in less than 12 hours, to benefit Red Cross relief efforts in Japan.

By James Montgomery

Photo: MTV News

Austin, Texas — Like most folks, Taylor Hanson has watched the events unfolding in Japan with a mixture of sadness and shock, not to mention an overwhelming urge to help out in some way.

Of course, unlike most folks, he also fronts a massively popular band: Hanson. And since he and his bandmate brothers were already down in Austin for South By Southwest, he quickly realized how he could help those still reeling in the aftermath of the massive earthquake and tsunami that ravaged the nation: by throwing together an impromptu benefit show, streaming live for 12 straight hours over at SXSW4Japan.org.

So, in less than a day, he and his brothers placed calls to their fellow musicians, found a studio compound outside downtown Austin, and got to work.